The figure below shows AB = 5 units and BD = 7 units.

If the area of triangle ADE is 40 square units, what is the area of the trapezoid BCED?

Question

The figure below shows AB = 5 units and BD = 7 units.
 

If the area of triangle ADE is 40 square units, what is the area of the trapezoid BCED?

anonymous · Answer

33.06 square units 

 38 square units 

 35 square units 

 36.18 square units

anonymous · Answer

@badi @cwrw238 @Mertsj @thomasj anyone cud help plz

anonymous · Answer

a few ways to do this.

the givens are showing you the proportions of similar triangles. can you sole tfor the remaing lengths?

anonymous · Answer

thats wat i cant figure out @thomasj

anonymous · Answer

hold on

anonymous · Answer

it miss something no ??

anonymous · Answer

we need at least one other length

anonymous · Answer

no thats everything @babi

anonymous · Answer

thats all the info @thomasj  and @badi

anonymous · Answer

the triangle is normal ?,

anonymous · Answer

yea @badi